Jock Rutherford 🌻🥥🌴

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Elbows up! 🇨🇦 An IT Professional with interests in economics, science, history and technology. Guelph, Ontario.

Born at 319 ppm

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Russia declares it will bomb Ukraine’s trains, bridges and power stations (and so stop water processing) to directly harm civilians unless it gives control of its oil to Vladimir Putin.

As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards

As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards

Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables

The Guardian
Moscow warns that it will "respond" if any Baltic states allow Ukrainian drones to fly over their territory en route to targets inside Russia. Lithuania & Estonia have denied granting any such permission, but tensions are rising as the Petersburg area keeps getting hit. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8570600
Россия предупредила страны Балтии из-за украинских дронов

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Because social media discourse deflects attention away from physical consequences of war towards almost metaphysical debates about leadership will and national character a lot of people end up neglecting how structural economic factors shape long term outcomes
WSJ: Hopes [for something that never existed] fade!! But with a nifty timeline showing just SOME of Trump's equivocations. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

House Democrats demand end to ‘cruel’ US energy blockade after visit to Cuba | Democrats | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/cuba-blockade-energy-house-democrats

House Democrats demand end to ‘cruel’ US energy blockade after visit to Cuba

Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson denounce ‘collective punishment’ amid vast disruption s from US oil blockade

The Guardian

US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgqk4kyj4yvo

US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction

The order allows a lower court to consider dismissing the former Trump strategist's indictment.

The Anatomy of SMS Delivery: Routing and Carrier Flow

https://blog.bridgexapi.io/the-anatomy-of-sms-delivery-from-request-to-carrier